[TowerTalk] Highway light poles

[Jim Lux]

Russell Hill wrote:
> Hello All:
> 
> I am curious about the substantial and tall light poles seen along 
> interstates and various interchanges.  They look to have internal cables, 
> both mechanical and electrical, and could be in the ballpark of 100 feet 
> high.  They have external pulleys on top so the light array can be lowered 
> for maintenance.


They're a lot taller than 100 ft in some cases.. 200ft is available, as 
I recall.

> 
> They would not be very useful for Yagis, Quads, and the like, but with the 
> internal hoisting cables might be useful for slopers, rhombics, high 
> dipoles, etc.

You could easily put a rotator on the platform and hoist it up.

> 
> I would guess they are quite expensive, but that is an assumption.  Does 
> anyone know anything about these?

A couple or three years ago, I tracked down several of the suppliers and 
posted it on the list.  There was a discussion going on about things 
like tall wooden poles, the Pirod poles, etc.

A search of the archives should find it.

> 
> And similarly, what about the BIG flagpoles seen at car dealerships and so 
> forth?
> 
Ditto..